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Academy Expands Film Preservation Efforts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it has expanded its film preservation efforts under the banner of its Film-to-Film initiative – a $2 million effort to acquire and create new archival film masters and prints from at-risk elements. As the rise of digital technology drastically reduces the availability of film... »
OConnor Accessories Help Richard Ladkani Achieve a Cinematic Look
While filming his documentary Gas Monopoly, Austrian director and cinematographer Richard Ladkani combined the Sony PMW-F3 with accessories from OConnor to achieve a special cinematic look. The project was technically daring and consequently a challenge for the experienced cinematographer. »
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Now Available
Adobe Systems announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Suite 6 software. The CS6 product line includes new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions – Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative... »
James Cameron Relies on DVS to Monitor Stereo Conversion of Titanic
Director James Cameron and his team from Lightstorm Entertainment relied on digital mastering and stereoscopic technology from DVS for review and approval of scenes from the recently released stereoscopic version of Titanic. DVS’s CLIPSTER and FUZE systems were used extensively to review scenes from the movie in stereo as it was undergoing the 3D... »
Starship Troopers Revisited
In 1997, when, in a panic about the runaway budget of Titanic, Hollywood had canceled mega-budget genre projects including Tim Burton’s Superman and an Incredible Hulk feature film, one science-fiction blockbuster slipped through the cracks: Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers. In a time before the Star Wars prequels, Starship Troopers, based on Robert Heinlein’s... »
Oishii Creative Designs Main Titles and Graphics Package for Auction Kings
For the new season of Auction Kings, the popular reality TV series on Discovery Channel, creative agency Oishii Creative developed a dramatic show open and graphics package that captures the intrepid crew of Gallery 63 and the thrill of the buy and sale. »
StrawberryFrog Launches “The Girl Epidemic”
StrawberryFrog, an international agency devoted to developing cultural movements, will launch "The Girl Epidemic" next week – a jarring new global campaign by Sheetal Mehta the director of Nanhi Kali. Mehta has produced some of the world's most provocative advertising and communications to raise awareness about her most passionate cause – the education of... »
Bailey Heads Judging of 2012 KODAK Student Scholarships
Renowned cinematographer John Bailey, ASC, will join the panel of judges for the 2012 Kodak student scholarship program, which recognizes student filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate levels. »
Click 3X Brings Monopoly Dog to Life
Click 3X recently produced a high-energy spot for the Maryland Lottery's Monopoly scratch-off ticket, bringing the board game's iconic dog to life. Click 3X CGI director/creative director Anthony Filipakis led the effort on the spot, which came to the studio via REJ & Associates and GKV. »
City Films Adds Director James Wahlberg to its Roster
City Films has added director James Wahlberg to its directorial roster. Wahlberg, the director of Nickelodeon's TV series The Fresh Beat Band, joins David Denneen, Derek McKane, Phil Meatchem, Kelly Hommon and Sandy Smolan. »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in HeadhuntersMay 2012 | By Jack Egan
Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »
Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero
April 2012 | By Scott Essman
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »